RMC to appoint 100 home guards to ensure cleanliness

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Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) is leaving no stone unturned to keep the place clean to entice the delegates visiting the State capital to attend the Global Investors Summit (GIS).

The civic body has decided to appoint 100 home guards to penalize the people responsible for encroaching lands along the major roads.

RMC officials said that the task of appointment will be completed within a week to maintain the existing setup ensured before Biz Conclave-Momentum Jharkhand.

Additionally, RMC has also invited tender from the security agencies to employ 100 Marshalls in all the 55 wards to monitor the functioning of all modular toilets, including keeping a tab on the activities of the citizens responsible for throwing debris in their respective locality.

“The force of 200 personnel will keep a strict vigil on the activities of the people. The decision has been keeping in view the maintenance issue that will arise after the business summit. Within a week, the pre-bidding procedure will get complete. Adopting all new fresh concepts in the appointment procedure, in the first phase, the municipal corporation will pay the interim salary to all the appointed Marshalls. later on, as per the penalty collection some percentage amount will be given to them,” said Deputy Mayor, Sanjiv Vijayawargia.

Delay in appointment of Marshalls is creating hindrances in maintaining the 82 modular toilets opened for public convenience in the State Capital. At present, only two mobile vigilant teams have been appointed for maintaining cleanliness.

 “The operation and maintenance tender is pending with the RMC. As of now, only two companies have come forward for the maintenance purpose,” added, Additional Municipal Commissioner, Bidyanand Sharma Pankaj. 

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